News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-10
FIGHTING A BANK.
A Boston Man Who Had Lots of Fun With
Silver Dollars.

An amusing encounter between one oi
the banks and a prominent business
man is being told at the clubs with some
JUNCTION. Mr. X, the gentleman in
| question, was called from home on bust
check for any contingencies which had
not been provided for. During his
absence a messenger from the bank ap-
peared with a draft, and although offer
ed the check declined to receive any
thing but the money. The matter
caused tho clerk some inconvenience
and A-s &c. gl0ycr, % GIs rrCaEas was
deeply in -enant N the affair. He
w"ited g few days Gatli another draft
came through the same bank, when he
went to the Sub-Treasury, procured the
amount due in silver dollars and turned
the coin over to the bank, Soon another
draft came along this time for $15, 900.
This was also paid in silver dollars, the
bank being pretty we'll filled up with
the sacks of specie. When the third
draft was due Mr.. X. applied to the
Sub Treasury for the amount in silver
and was refused. He was naturally in
dlgnant, perceiving plainly enough that
the refusal was instigated by the presi-
dent of the bank, and he protested that,
as an officer of the Government, the Sub
Treasurer had no right to refuse to sell
him as many silver dollars as he wished
to buy at any time. The refusal was
persisted in, however, and Mr.. X. i'm
mediately sent complaint to Secretary
Manning, at Washington, the answer to
which arrived in due course of time,
stating that the action of the Sub-Treas-
urer was illegal and unauthorized. In
the meantime, as the draft of course had
to be paid at once, Mr.. X. had gone to
different banks, collected the amount of
silver that he wanted, piling it up
loose in cotton baskets He ascertained
that he was not obliged to take the
money himself to the bank, and when
the messenger appeared with the draft
he presented HIM with the immense pile
of silver, remarking that as he had not
been able to procure the money from
the Sub-Treasury in sealed an stamped
sacks, he supposed it would have to be
counted.
but how am to carry all that" the
messenger cried in dismay.
Mr.. X. replied that he really could not
say, ANU GlldI MIlllG d AdCh SCINC
his visitors turn, he really did not regard
the matter as any affair of his. The
messenger had hack called, and with
assistance got his precious baskets to
the sidewalk
"What is all that?" demanded the
hackman, cycling the heavy baskets.
"Why that's silver"
'Do you take me for an expressman, "
asked the driver. 'Hi, there, get up!"
and away he drove, leaving the unfortu-
nate young man in a worse dilemma
than ever.
The messenger managed, however, to
get the specie to the bank. where it was
presumably counted; and in due time
still another draft upon Mr.. X. came to
delight the officers Of the bank, Once
more Mr.. presented himself at the Sub
Treasury, and once more, despite Secre-
tasy Mannings letter, his demand for
silver was refused. This time he sent
telegram to Washington, and with great
promptness there came back a dispatch
peremptorily ordering the delivery of
the dollars. The money was paid to the
bank, and feeling by this time a little
weary of the affair, and probably salts
fed that he had amply revenged the
discourtesy shown to him in the original
transaction, Mr. X. let the matter drop
here, after notifying all his correspon
dents that he did not wish to receiv e
any paper through the offending bank.